Charles D Patrick

US Patent:

47387742, Apr 19, 1988

Filed:

Oct 10, 1986

Appl. No.:

6/917668

Inventors:

Charles W. Patrick - West Columbia SC

International Classification:

B07B 100

US Classification:

209236

Abstract:

An apparatus for loading open top grain hopper rail cars and trucks which eliminates the buildup of a core of small material and grains directly beneath the load out spout. Also, the grain will not build up heat as easily with the core eliminated and a more representative sample, for grading purposes, can be obtained from the hopper car or truck. The spout line buster is a small, stove-shaped chamber which attaches to the end of a grain load out spout and is lowered about six inches into the hopper rail car or truck being loaded. The grain passes through the down spout and enters the spout line buster where the flow of the grain is directed and slowed by a series of baffles or flow guides. In the model designed for loading hopper rail cars, the grain strikes a screen assembly consisting of a cone screen and two diagonal screens. Small material, such as broken grain and weed seed, passes downwardly through the screens, striking a metal deflector at the bottom, where the material is deflected to the sides of the hopper rail car and away from the center.

US Patent:

44643055, Aug 7, 1984

Filed:

Sep 23, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/421975

Inventors:

Charles H. Patrick - Greenville SC

International Classification:

C09F 500
C11B 100

US Classification:

260412

Abstract:

A process for the recovery of fatty acids from discarded solid soap material comprises the steps of: (a) stirring discarded solid soap material into a melt of one or more fatty acids at the melting temperature of the discarded soap which is usually from about 40. degree. C. to about 180. degree. C. until the soap material has dissolved in the fatty acid melt; (b) adding to the thus-produced solution of soap material in the fatty acid melt an amount of an undiluted acid sufficient to convert the soap material to free fatty acid and form one or more alkali metal salts, and heating and stirring at about 40. degree. C. to about 180. degree. C. to produce free fatty acid and one or more alkali metal salts; (c) separating the freed fatty acid in the fatty acid melt from the thus-produced salt of one or more alkali metals; and (d) refining freed fatty acids using filtration, distillation, decolorization, deodorization, etc. It is preferred that the lower melt temperatures be utilized to avoid discoloration, but time requirements dictated by the varying composition of the soap may make the use of the more elevated temperatures expedient.